More stamps and confetti for the June STAMPlorations theme and photo prompt challenge

Hello I am back with some more inspiration for our current June theme and photo prompt challenge over at STAMPlorations.

You can choose to go with the confetti theme, go with something from the photo; perhaps the colours or image..or as I always love to challenge myself to do...both. If it is not obvious please just let us know in your post. Please remember to add our challenge logo to your post if you would like to be in with a chance of winning.

As always I like to challenge myself to the theme and photo prompt. Here is what I got up to.

I worked with the following awesome products and have added live links to them in my post. Remember if you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts! Shery ships internationally at very low cost too.

All the details can be found here.

Clustered hearts  stencil

and the
Just sparkle Say it Big sentiment stamp

I sprayed cut grass dylusions ink and candied apple, wild honey and twisted citron distress stains onto some watercolour card.

Then I added Stickles glitter get through the clustered hearts stencil. I cut the card to size and mouted it on green cardstock.

I stamped the sentiment onto green vellum and gold embossed it. I tore the edges.

I then added some ribbon, brads and gems to finish off my design.
Here it is
(it was SO hard to capture the sparkle in my photographs!)

with a close up of the sparkly sentiment

and one last shot

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges.

Through the craft room door 3/3 anything goes

Not just cards 3/3 anything goes
Creative fingers 2/3 anything goes
Simon says stamp Wednesday something metallic mine is metal star brads
Simon says stamp Monday Sprays and splashes
A bit more time to craft anything goes

There are some fab prizes to be won; $15 gift certificate to the winner and $10 for the runner up, chosen by a DT member. There are also $5 gift certificates given to each of 3 randomly drawn players. Once again this is the link here to the challenge with all the info you need. Good luck!

Remember if you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts!

This is the last STAMP challenge until we return in October but don't worry there is still lots going on during the summer. As a heads up I have a little giveaway here tomorrow where I will be sharing a make using the gorgeous new CRAFTplorations ballet shoes

Bye for now,

Jane x

Stamps and confetti for the June STAMPlorations theme and photo prompt challenge

Hello I am back for the 2nd time today with my design team post for June for STAMPlorations.
We have a lovely June theme and photo prompt.

All the details are here. 

You can choose to go with the confetti theme, go with something from the photo; perhaps the colours or image..or as I always love to challenge myself to do...both. If it is not obvious please just let us know in your post. Please remember to add our challenge logo to your post if you would like to be in with a chance of winning.

I worked with the following awesome products and have added live links to them in my post. Remember if you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts! Shery ships internationally at very low cost too.

Hearts all over stencil 

and the Romantic Expressions 1 stamp set

As always I like to challenge myself to the theme and photo prompt. Here is what I got up to.

First I made my background. I added a mixture of distress oxide spray inks to a piece of mixed media card. 

Then using the stencil and my new Stickles glitter paste I added hearts to it.

I stamped 3 envelopes and one of the lovely sentiments onto white card stock. I cut out the envelopes and die cut the sentiment. 

Then I put my design together.

with a couple of close ups

and one final shot.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges.

Pixie's snippets playground #379
Sweet stampin 1/3 cute
Creative fingers 2/3 anything goes

Creative moments 1/3 anything goes

Simon says stamp Wednesday anything goes

Try it on Tuesday 3/3 cut it out
We love to create 2/3 Anything goes mixed media

There are some fab prizes to be won; $15 gift certificate to the winner and $10 for the runner up, chosen by a DT member. There are also $5 gift certificates given to each of 3 randomly drawn players. Once again  this is the link here to the challenge with all the info you need. Good luck!

Remember if you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts!

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

****PS a quick heads up in case you missed it. If you would like to win the  sweet STAMPlorations  MDF fairy and bauble kit, including the star stencil do check out my post here.

It is open to everyone! But hurry, it closes on 8th June ***

Still totally tropical over at STAMPlorations

Hello I am back with my 2nd DT project for our current 

 Theme and Photo prompt challenge over at STAMPlorations

All the details of the challenge can be found here

You can choose to go with the flight theme or chose to go with something from the photo; perhaps the colours or image..or as I always love to challenge myself to do...both! If it is not obvious just let us know on your post.

I always like to try to challenge myself so I used both the theme and photo as my inspiration.
I worked with the following awesome products and have added live links to them in my post. If you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts! Shery ships internationally at very low cost too.

These are the fab products I played with today;
 Wanderlust expressions 1 stamps

and Trendy birds 2 with the

anchors away  stencil

Plus the smallest die from the
Crazy double running stitch rectangle set

This is what I got up to;

 I sprayed some blue distress inks with a little silver onto my card.

I used a piece of mop up card and added crackle texture paste through the anchors away stencil.

Once dry I die cut a panel using the smallest die from the crazy rectangle set. 

I added a few bird details using the Trendy birds 2 set

stamped my focal sentiment and then put my layers together adding a few
Golden autumn shaker blends sequins plus some ribbon from my stash.

Here is my finished card

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

Lil patch of crafting friends 3/3 anything goes

Allsorts 3/3 anything goes

Crafters Castle 3/3 anything goes

Creative fingers 3/3 anything goes

Through the craft room door 1/3 anything goes
Not just cards 1/3 anything goes

It would be great to see you joining in with the fun and perhaps you might even be one of the winners.  You can go with the theme, the sketch or both, the choice is yours. There are some fab prizes to be won; $15 gift certificate to the winner and $10 for the runner up, chosen by a DT member. There are also $5 gift certificates given to each of 3 randomly drawn players. Once again  this is the link here to the challenge with all the info you need.

Remember if you use my unique code STAMPGIRLJANE at the check out you can get an additional 20% off on top of any existing discounts! Shery also shops very reasonable internationally. Here is a link again to the website

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

More love for Country View challenges

Good morning it is time for my 2nd design team piece for Country View challenges to hopefully inspire you to join our current "love" challenge.  So we would like to see all your love themed creations and one lucky randomly selected entry will receive a £20 gift code to spent on the website. 

All the details can be found here. 
I decided to use the same Tim Holtz dies as I did for my 1st Janurary piece which you can see here if you missed it. My first piece was a very layered piece, this time I decided to go for a very clean and simple card.
The stamps I used are from Have I told you set from Visible Image which also has some lovely heart stamps with the super sentiment.

I die cut the clock and the hearts using black inky mop up and red card.

I stamped my favourite sentiment from this set in black and the large heart I red glitter embossed/

I kept the card very clean and simple and just blended on a little distress ink.

I then added the stamped the same heart stamp in blue ink

Finally I added the clock face and the red die cuts. Here is my finished card;

with a close up;

 I hope I may have inspired you to join in with our challenge. You can use any stamps/products, the choice is yours.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges;

Dragonfly dreams 3/3 anything goes

As you like it 1/3 anything goes
Allsorts 1/3 more than a single word sentiment
Addicted to stamps and more 1/3 make your mark
A bit more time to craft 1/3 anything goes
More mixed media 1/3 anything goes

You can enter our challenge as many times as you like and combine with other challenges. There is also a £20 crafting voucher up for grabs to the lucky randomly selected winner to spend over on the Country View Crafts on line store. Remember that UK postage and packing is absolutely FREE! Once again all the details for the January challenge can be found here. 

Bye for now,

Jane x

The STAMPlorations challenges are back today

Hello. Today is very exciting as the challenges over at STAMPlorations re start today after the summer break.  Shery has had a little rejig and there are now 3 challenges. I am delighted to be a design team member for the new Theme and photo prompt challenge.
For our first October challenge this is our theme and photo prompt.

There are not many rules; You must show some stamping on your project. Your 3 colours cannot include any black or white you use.
 You don't have to use STAMPlorations stamps to enter but of course we love it if you do! You can link up to 6 times with new blog posts and you need to include the challenge graphic in your post. You can go with the theme, the sketch or both, the choice is yours. There are some fab prizes to be won: $15 gift certificate to the winner and $10 to the runner up picked by a DT member; plus a $5 gift certificate each to three randomly drawn players

This is the link to the challenge with all the info you need.

I like the challenge of working with the theme and prompt and this is what I got up to. The 3 colours I chose were green, yellow and reds (although as you will notice stamped on black card they do look slightly different).
I stamped on black card using
Trendy leaves 2

 mustard seed, picked raspberry and twisted citron oxide inks which I then clear embossed.

I then make a cup cake using Cupcake builder #2

I used a sentiment from party time

I  put my design together and came up with this card;

with a couple of close ups;

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

Crafting by design 3/3 anything goes

Simon says stamp Wednesday anything goes

Crafty sentiments 3/3 anything goes

The house the stamps built 3/3 anything goes

Sweet stampers 3/3 use a sentiment
Crafty catz 2/3 anything goes

Remember if you would like to buy these stamps or any products on the website just enter my code STAMPGIRLJANE at the checkout to get 20% off on top of any current discount being offered.This is a direct link to the web site

It would be great to see you joining in with the fun and perhaps you might even be one of the winner.  You can go with the theme, the sketch or both, the choice is yours. There are some fab prizes to be won; $15 gift certificate to the winner and $10 for the runner up, chosen by a DT member. There are also $5 gift certificates given to each of 3 randomly drawn players. Once again this is the link to the challenge with all the info you need.

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Cold and frosty January days

Now that Christmas is packed away, Bear has returned home and a routine has returned I decided to have a creative day all to myself. I love it when I can just make art for arts sake...neither for selling at Dotty's teahouse or to fulfil my  DT duties....just for pure enjoyment. I also wanted to get out my acrylic paints, which have not been used for a while.

There are some fun January challenges in blog land and on Facebook a the moment and I decided to look at their requirements and make something suitable. Lots of challenges are also asking us to use something new or a new technique so I got out a brand new stamp I bought. The weather has remained very cold and frosty and I thought a chilly January art journal page would be just the thing to make.

On one of my early morning walks with bear I photographed the colours in the sky as the sun rose.

 There was just a hint of pink in the freezing blue sky

The frost patterns on the leaves were so pretty...almost like snowflakes.

Bear never seemed to mind how cold his toes get!

I decided to use the colours in the sky, the silhouettes of the naked winter trees and the sparkle of the frost as my inspiration for my project.

I recently bought some lovely Clarity stencils and decided to use this one for its first outing

 I used white, blue and pink acrylic paints and roughly splodged them through the stencil to give the hint of a cold winter tree background.

 Next I gave the first inking to my gorgeous new Stampendous stamp I bought. It arrived too late to make any Christmas cards with but was perfect to use for a winter's day scene.

For the Craft Barn challenge I needed to include a wellington boot with a bird on it. This caused me a bit of a problem as I own no boot stamps...so.... I made my own boot which I then coloured green. 

I also die cut some snowflakes using  my new Tim Holtz thinlets...I love this set.

I gave them some texture and sparkle with some crackle paints, distress ink and Glamour dust

I also coloured some die cut birds.

Next I put on my creative hat...and this is my finished January art journal page...

and some close ups...

The bird in a wellington boot

 some white ribbon on this snowflake

Plenty of chilly crackle and sparkle to remind me of those walks which really did make my feet and fingers glow.

My art journal page was made as an entry for the following fun challenges;

The Craft Barn twelve month challenge January . "The Months" poem  by Sara Colleridge is being used for inspiration. For January there is the added twist of including a wellington boot with a bird. The first 2 lines of the poem are included on my art journal page.
Craft stamper take it make it January anything goes
Rubber dance colour inspiration January blue, red and white with optional winter theme
Creative Carte blanche baby it's cold outside
Creative artiste#22 anything goes
Emerald Creek dares 1/3 bring on the new mine are the stencil and stamp
The Artistic stamper 3/3 anything goes
Crafty catz add ribbon
Time out winter
Frilly and funkie  new year's goals inspirations another goal for this year is to try to fit in some "me crafting time". I spend a lot of my crafting time making cards for Dotty's and I really do need to try to have some fun, creative, experimenting time too in my art journal.

Yesterday turned mild again and I think this week it may stay that way but the forecasters say a blast of cold air from the North is heading our way by the end of the week.
Remember the saying...The north wind will blow and we will have snow.....I wonder if we will?
Keep snug and safe. I understand that my Finnish and Amercian buddies are having a really cold time at the moment. We had -8c overnight one night and that was a record for many years. I cannot image what -22c is like.....brrrrrrrr...

Thanks for visiting me today and for your very kind comments.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x